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celestial marriage

noun

the rite or state of marriage, performed in a Mormon temple by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and believed to continue beyond death.

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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.
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Origin of celestial marriage

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby celestial marriage

celestial guidance, celestial hierarchy, celestial horizon, celestial latitude, celestial longitude, celestial marriage, celestial mechanics, celestial meridian, celestial navigation, celestial pole, celestial sphere
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